Garmin 010 00679 25 Forerunner 50 with Heart Rate Monitor and Foot Pod
Garmin 010 00679 25 Forerunner 50 with Heart Rate Monitor and Foot Pod
Jump start your training with Forerunner 50. This sleek sport watch is ideal for running, cycling and other fitness activities, and is available with a wireless heart rate monitor or foot pod or both. Plus it automatically transmits workouts to your computer so you can analyze, store and share data using our online community, Garmin Connect.
Get the Data You Need
Train inside or outdoors. The affordable Forerunner 50 provides you with instant workout data including training time, pace, distance, lap pace, lap time, lap distance, average and best pace, calories, maximum and average heart rate. It also records both lap and detailed data. Available in 3 different versions (see versions tab), Forerunner 50 comes bundled with different accessories to help you track your progress for whatever moves you.
Listen to Your Heart
Forerunner 50 with wireless heart rate effectively tracks and records your heart rate while you work out, providing instant feedback about how hard your heart is working. The included digital heart rate monitor continuously tracks heart beats per minute which is wirelessly transmitted to the Forerunner 50. Even train in a certain heart rate zone to improve your fitness level. And well after your workout is done, Forerunner 50 is still working, wirelessly transmitting your training data to your PC.
Measure Speed and Distance
Forerunner 50 packaged with Garmin’s wireless foot pod lets you track your running speed, distance and calories burned while on the treadmill or pavement. Just snap the foot pod into a clip on your shoe laces, and it’s ready to send data to Forerunner 50 as soon as you start moving. After your workout, Forerunner 50 automatically transfers your data to your computer when within range.
Track Your Ride
When paired with an optional speed/cadence sensor, Forerunner 50 tracks the speed and distance of your cycling workouts. The wireless speed/cadence sensor attaches securely to your bike an
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Garmin Forerunner 50
I chose this watch so I could caculate the distance I was running without having to premeasure and area and so I knew the pace I was running inorder me to improve.
This a a great watch once are able to decipher the directions. The directions were very basic and were hard to follow. It took me quite awhile to get it set up. But once I did set the watch up it worked great and have enjoyed it thoroughly.
The size is a little big but not too big where it causes discomfort and the larger size makes it easy to read while you are excercising.
4 Stars Lots of techie functions…set paired with heart monitor and foot pod…
I purchased this item for my boyfriend’s Christmas gift. He has only used it a handful of times over the last couple of months. After having to read and reread the manual a bunch of times, we finally figured out how to access the easier functions (amongst quite a few options). He loves being able to keep tabs on his speed, distance, etc. My only complaints are that the display is not user-friendly (menu titles are not intuitive and toggling through menus is a pain) and the batteries died after only 2 months. My boyfriend is still trying to figure out the more complicated settings but at least the batteries were easy enough to change out (got replacements at a local drug store that carries batteries for medical devices).
3 Stars great unit but has some draw backs
where the units operation is seamless- it truly is.. ie uploading data to the comp, going into training mode and immediately starting up
however, during a run i would like to be able to see my heartrate, pace and distance in one screen ..or perhaps on 2 different…not 3…thats just frustrating to go from screen to screen ..especially when the viewing screens are not side by side
1 Star Please take note!!!
Let me preface this statement that I normally LOVE garmin products. However please be aware this product is NOT up to Garmin’s standards. Here is my BIG issue.
If you want a calorie count from your workout I hope you have your footpod or cadence sensor because guess what? YOU WON’T get one! Most HRMs I have purchased in the past have the built in ability to give you a very general calories burned. This unit DOES NOT by itself have the ability to do that without the footpod or the cadence sensor (for bikes). Most people like to throw their HRM on and head out to the gym, you might lift some weights, do some cardio (eliptical trainer, treadmill, etc) and then when you head home you look to see how many calories you burned. This unit will not provide you that information.
Don’t get burned. Look elsewhere for your HRM needs. If you want an outdoor unit the Forerunner 405 or 305 is great. For indoors Garmin should leave that to Polar.
5 Stars Works Exactly As I Expected
I wanted to purchase a basic sports watch to measure distance. After looking into different models I found the Forerunner 50. It was within my price range. It took a little time figuring out how to work it and I couldn’t get the foot pod to pair with the unit. I contacted support through email and they replied the next day. I followed the instructions they gave me and ended up replacing the battery. The battery is common and easy to find. Once I did that, it worked great. I have only used it a few times running on the treadmill. The distance between the two is off 0.4 miles. My treadmill is pretty old so the real test will be to run a known distance and calibrate it from there. I do think Garmin should be a little more clear with the owner’s manual though. I think it is well worth the price.